commonplace book. n. Formerly Book of common places (see commonplace n. 3). orig. A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement.
OED Online. Oxford University Press, March 2015. Web. 5 April 2015.
commonplace blog. n A commonplace book in a blog.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Growth and modernization can be positive overall
If the growth and modernization of a city means you get rid of the Klan but have to endure bad condos, I say so be it.
Ann Patchett, "Tennessee," in Matt Weiland & Sean Wilsey eds., State by State: A Panaramic Portrait of America (2008)
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